The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-19
SECRET SOCIETY SESSIONS
Annual Convention of the Grand Coun-
Gil of Royal and Select MasOns.
Red Men Come to the City to Hold Their
Yearly Council, and Good Templars
Meet 20 Discuss Their Work.

The thirty-second annual convocation Of the
Grand Council OF the Royal and Select Master
Masons of Indiana began, yesterday afternoon,
1t o'clock, in the Grand Masonic Temple, cor
ner of Washington and Tennessee streets The
annual gathering is for the purpose of consider
Ing the past, consulting as to the future, and
having social reunion. Only those who have
slimbed the ladder of Cryptic Masonry to the
position OF master. and have shown themselves
to be fit representatives by years Of fathfulness.
hope to become delegates to the Grand
Council. OF the fifty representatives who made
up the gathering, yesterday afternoon but few
were young men. More than three-fourths were
past hfty years of age, and nearly
all had been investigating the mysteries OF the
great order since they were young men. All the
grand officers were present at the opening ses-
sion, except Grand Steward and Sentinel VIM.
d. Black, who died during the last year. The
officers are Orlando w. Brownback. of Pend,e-
ton, illustrious grand master; Henry w. Mord-
hurst. of Fcrt Wayne, deputy illustrious grand
master; George S. Jones, OF Covington, grand il
lustrious master; Oliver B. Sargent of Logans-
port grand principal conductor of the work;
Charles W. Slick, OF Mishawaka. grand captain
of the guards; Martin II. Rice, Of Indianapolis,
grand treasurer; John M. Bramwell, of Indian
apolis grand recorder; Edward P. WhailoD, Of
Vincsnnes, grand chaplain.
After the opening exercises had been com
pleted Illustrious Grand Master Brown
nounced the following standing committees for
the ensuing year:
Credsntials-John NJ Bramwell, William Murray
and John H Ream
Visiting Conpanions-Roger Parry, George A.
Phipps and Chester Chubb.
Dispensations-Ed III. Dunning. Walter K. Nune-
rnacher and George G. Durand.
Charters-Joseph A. Manning Henry Crosby and
Grievances and Appeals-Simeon S. johnson
Theodore Brown and Henry NJ. Grouse.
David M Burns.
Payroil-Ed y. Ross, Samuel r. Day and Oliver
Gard.
William Hacker, Martin H Rice
and Alexander Thomas.
T. Lyman and Danridge Tucker.
Unfinished Busness-Christian B. Leman John
Borough and Joseph Austin.
Following the announcement OF the commit
tees the ilustrious grand master delivered his
annual address, carefully setting forth all his
official doings for the year. The year, he said,
had been q prosperous one to the Cryptic Rite.
The numbers had increased, the treasury had
swollen, and grievances had come in from
any part OF the State. Masonry, he said,
moving along upon an even plane OF prosperity,
and the outside world would hardly know it
In existence were it not for the energy displayed
in the geod work, ard the happy results of it's
labor He reported several new councils organ
ized. The address was referred to special
committee.
grand recorder were submitted and approved by
the Council Mr.. Bramwell's report showed the
following to be the condition of the treasury:
Balance on hand Oct. II. 1886, 81. .023 33; re-
ceipts during the year, $3.50. so; total receipts.
$l,87IS7; total disbursements, 81. l04 30; bal
ence in the treasury. ST., 773 40.
After the transaction OF some uuimportant
routine business. a memorial on the death of
William NJ. Black, late grand steward and sem
tinel, submitted by a select committee. and
was concurred in by the Grand Council Then
came the election of grand officers for the ensu-
ing year, with the following result.
nlustrious grand master. Henry w. Mondhurst,
Fort Wayne
Deputy illustrious grand master. George s. JONES'
Covington.
Grand illustrious master. Oliver B. Sargent, Lo-
gansport
Grand principal conductor of work, Charles W.
Slick, Mishawaka.
Grand captain of guards, Theodore D. Brown.
Charlottesville.
Grand treasurer, Martin H Rice, Indianapolis.
Grand recorder, John n. Bramwell Indianapolis.
The illustrious grand master-elect will ap-
point o grand chieftain, and the grand steward
and sentinel
At the conclusion of the election Of officers
the Grand Counsel adjourned until 9 o'clock this
morning To days work will nearly all be of
routine character, and will conclude at o'clock
this